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2 Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 22, 1998 A simple discussion can save lives How many times haven't you heard this story? A vacationer who parties too hearty with strangers, passes out and wakes up with a hangover--and one or two kidney's missing. The locale and the vic- tim changes to suite the storyteller's sense of drama. ..everything from a Toronto visitor to Puerto Rico to a Moncton man vacationing in Las Vegas. The story has become an urban myth, and the Multiple Organ Retrieval and Exchange (MORE) people say its absurd. "First of all, anyone who had two kidneys 'stolen' would be dead," says Gary Cooper, executive director of the MORE prograin of Ontario. "Anyone with one kidney removed would be under intensive care, not taking the next plane back home." Even if there was a possibility of 'stealing' a kidney from an unknowing victim, the complex donation/transplant process would make it impossible to use. Organ donation is a sensitive topic and perhaps for some a very difficult one to discuss. Only about 400 Canadians actually provide organs and tissues for transplant each year. A single organ donor can save or change as many as 25 lives. Those who have been involved in organ donation, either as a recipi- ent, or closely connected to a donor, claim it is a profoundly moving and strangely wonderful experience. April 23 is National Organ Donation Discussion Day. Once you've made a decision to become an organ donor, it is important to discuss your decision with family. In an emergency situation, such as a car accident, a signed consent form may not be found until long after the fact. A simple discussion can save lives. Letters to the Editor THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone who responded with such concern and generosi- ty, when we, as a community, lost our friend and neighbour. To those who sent or gave for flowers, who gave to the fund we initiated for a proper memorial, and who sent food or helped to organize the lunch after the service; thank you so very much. We must also express our gratitude to the people at Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home: your generos- ity will not be forgotten. This loss was one that was shared by all of us. Sparky's willingness to help others was reflected in the overwhelm- ingly generous response from each and every one of you Parasol (continued from page 1) Concert Band will provide a concert on the evening of May 23rd. Further in May on the evening of the 26th the Clarington Older Adults are sponsoring the popular Smiles Theatre in the Town Hall who will be presenting their Stardust Circus, a new musical. and it is deeply appreciated. His memorial may be in place as early as June, and we sincerely hope that we will have done justice not only to his memory, but also to the trust that each of you has placed in us in the making of these arrangements. Carl and Kathy Coatham and Family. April 17,1998 The controversy concern- ing Joe Domitrovic Autobody could be handled efficiently and humanly if permission was to be granted for the con- tinued operation of this busi- ness until the final location for highway 407 through this area is determined and the necessary rezoning is com- pleted. There seems a need, at the moment, to rezone this land from agriculture to industrial to permit this municipally revenue producing, 10 year old business to continue. Lets not forget that the business is located in the middle of three waste sites as shown on the map from the Municipality of Clarington. The property used to be a gravel pit. How can this be considered agriculture land? It seems this controversy COUNCIL NOTES QRONO WEEKLY TIMES Subscriptions $21.50 + $1.50 G.S.T.= $23.00/year. Publications Mail Registration No. 000368 Publishing 50 Issues Annually at the Office of Publication 5310 Main Street, P.O. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1MO E-Mail Address: oronotimes@speedline.ca Phone/Fax (905) 983-5301 Publisher/ Editor Marg Zwart Bowmanville. Though the munîcipality has no involve- ment in the granting of the license, (it comes from the Federal and Provincial gov- ernment,) they would like the local government to at least indicate their approval. At the GP&A meeting of April 7, Mr. Annis asked for this approval, and did not get it. Council now voted 5-2 in favour of issuing a letter of support. Councillor Young and Schell surveyed neigh- bouring businesses and felt they could not support this type of operation at that loca- tion. General Purpose & Admin. committee meeting notes ITER update, Dr. Don Dautovich, of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Siting Board, was asked to make a presentation so coun- cillors would be brought up to date on recent developments. would not have arsen had there not been a complaint by Bernice Petryshyn. Her com- plaint ignores the fact the around the corner from the neatly mantained Domitrovic property are a number of unsightly scrap automobiles, not connected with Domitrovic's operation. Could the treatment Joe is receiving be related to the fact that Bernice Betryshyn is Regional Councillor Mary Novak's sis- ter-in-law? On November 13/96 the fire department gave Joe con- ditions which had to be com- plied with for safety reasons. He complied with them by June 13/97. Now the fire department requires the installation of an 18,000 gal- lon on-site water storage tank because of 'new' guidelines. These new guidelines came into effect June 1/96 before the first inspection. It seems when Joe complies with cer- tain government conditions "New" conditions are unearthed. The Petryshyn family owns a rental property in the vicin- ity of Joe's Body Shop. The tenant living in the Petryshyn property owns an illegally zoned business from the Petryshyn backyard, but the Petryshyn family doesn't seem to complain about this business activity. In view of all these facts I am hoping council will show wisdom and mercy keeping this hard-working, tax paying businessman off the welfare roll. Bureaucrats see only printed matter, the human element rarely seems to enter the picture. Yours truly, Carson Elliott Cana da joins Japan and Italy as a possible site for this new development in energy tech- nology. In Canada, the Darlington Nuclear site would be the likely candidate for this $20 billion, 30 year project. ITER's efforts to design site evaluations for site selec- tion requires stable funding. Ontario Hydro and the Provincial government have indicated support for the pro- ject, however the group is seeking a commitment from the Federal Government for $3 million over the next 3 years Farmers market seeks site The Durham Region Farmers Market Association asked council if they could set up a farmers market on the parking lot at the corner of Church and Division Streets, underneath the water tower. Municipal staff will look to see if another spot could be found for the venture that would not take up much need- ed parking spots. 24 hour food pellets CAO Bill Stockwell gave council a verbal report on Waste Management. Mr. Stockwell toured a facility on the weekend that could turn wet waste into animal food pellets in just 24 hours. The municipality is exploring ways of reducing their landfill needs, and a wet/dry recycling systern seems to be the answer. The process that turns wet waste into compost takes 6 months to cure, and is costlier than the 24 hour pel- let system developed by Thermo Tech. Thermo Tech has plans to build a process- ing plant in Durham Region wîthin the next year. Staff will continue to pur- sue landfill alternatives, and Mr. Stockwell stated he was very excited by the develop- ments being made in this field. These notes are from the council meeting held on Tuesday April 14, at the Haydon Comimuinity Hall. Hole in the fenlce The $3,000 taken from Public Works budget for fence repair to the Newcastle Memorial Park was again dis- cussed. Upon inspecting the fence, CAO Bill Stockwell suggested the fence repair could be carried out without changing the budget. Off track betting gets nod Alf Annis made a presen- tation asking council to sup- port his application to operate an off track betting establish- ment at 1 King St. W. in May 4-10 www.pitch-in.ca Register "on-line" with PITCH-IÑ CANADA! Fundraising for Town Hall Councillor Young reported that the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce raised $200 at their dance on Saturday night for the planned Town Hall renovations. Further fundraising will occur on September 12, with an evening of Yuk Yuks. Councillor Young regretted that the date coincided with the Orono Fair, but it was.the only date available. Hire a student HUMAN RESOURCES CENTRE FOR STUDENTS CELEBRATES 30 SUMMERS OF SERVICE The Human Resource Centre for Students is cele- brating its Thirtieth Anniversary this summer. Since 1968 students and employers in the Durham Region have taken advantage of the services that the Student Centre has to offer. These services include free advertising ofjob listings and fast, friendly service for employers. Students can take advantage of the job bank, resume and job search assis- tance and program informa- tion. The Human Resource Centre for Students has always aimed to be a com- munity leader in assisting students find employment. They would like to urge employers to help celebrate their thirtieth birthday by making this the most suc- cessful summer ever. This wIll be a challenge to the entire community as last year the number of vacancies noti- fied was up by 37% to over three thousand. There are three offices to serve you in the Durham Region in Pickering, Oshawa and Bowmanville. The offices open May 4, but you can place your job order now by con- tacting Garry Green at (905) 725-6319. McGill University, John Peters Humphrey, was involved in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He was the director of the Human Rights Division of the United Nations. NC MW \Lýý